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To: TobagoJack who wrote (31408)	4/13/2003 1:44:01 PM
From: jim black	Read Replies (2) of 74559

Hello Jay. My sympathies regarding SARS. I remain totally skeptical about virtually anything we are hearing in the media about the disease until the CDC or WHO comes out with epidemiological data. If it is indeed a corona virus that will be interesting. My experience with that type of virus goes way back to the days before there was a vaccine for the canine disease. I was a serious breeder of German Shepherds for years and was for quite awhile terrified to take my dogs to shows for fear of the disease. I think that 1) the fear has been whipped by the media out of proportion for ratings and shock effect, 2) the masks people are wearing are unlikely to filter particles as small as an airborne virion, 3) any economic effects such as Intel's and Sun's cancellation of meetings in Asia will be shortlived, and 4) there are much larger dangers in the labs of terrorists hidden around the globe, e.g., mouse pox grown in the presence of interleukin II produces a strain of mouse pox totally immune to effects of current vaccinations. All of these species specific poxes are very similar. Human smallpox grown in the presence of interleukin II is likely to be a nightmare out of any control. I have little trouble with imagining muslim terrorists unleashing such an "Allah's Plague" on the infidel's world since the theology of islam puts all emphasis on the next life and not this. Rather than use a mask of dubious benefit I think I would rather stay at home and enjoy the beach. And kill roaches like there is no tomorrow. If we are to believe the reports roaches may be vector and SARS may be an airborne AND fecal oral transmissable disease. Peculiar indeed that children appear resistant ...damned peculiar. Cheers Jim

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